What was the first Batman comic you read? And/or what got you hooked? - 2018-02-28 12:37 AM
This is actually possibly a two-part question. If you were like me, the first Batman comic you read immediately got you hooked.
But if that first issue you read isn't the basis for your loving the character, what issue or set of issues closed the deal for you and made you a die-hard Batman fan?
My first batman comic was BATMAN 241, with the cover story "At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin" by O'Neil and Novick/Giordano. The Robin backup by Rich Buckler also helped close the deal, a story dealing with demonic possession. And the reprint story from BATMAN 5 in 1941, "The Case Of The Honest Crook" by Finger and Kane. All these three combined got me hooked from the jump. And the R'as Al Ghul storyline in issues 242-245, mostly by O'Neil/Adams/Giordano, only increased my enthusiasm from there.
The two storylines that renewed my enthusiasm were the Englehart/Rogers issues in DETECTIVE 471-476 (1978-1979), and the BATMAN:YEAR ONE storyline in 1987. But certainly, there have been many other good Batman runs in between.
So where did you start?
And which do you enjoy most?